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May 25, 2024 6 mins

The periodic table element krypton is colorless, odorless, tasteless (Hey. Like iocaine powder) except it is chemically inert, which means it really doesn’t react with anything. It’s essentially harmless. OR IS IT? Refugees from the planet Krypton might beg to differ.


References for this episode can be found at the following website:

⁠⁠⁠https://carolpotenza.com/hydrogen-and-the-periodic-table-of-death/⁠⁠⁠

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Music for the Periodic Table of Death was created by Gioele Fazzeri and published under Creative Commons License.

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